
Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals
- 3rd Edition - June 20, 2013
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Authors: Eric Whaites, Nicholas Drage
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 5 1 6 7 - 8
This is a new edition of a popular text that presents all of the information that a Dental Care Practitioner needs to know in order to safely capture high-quality clinical im… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThis is a new edition of a popular text that presents all of the information that a Dental Care Practitioner needs to know in order to safely capture high-quality clinical images.
In this latest edition, both traditional methods of imaging and new modalities are included, such as cone beam CT, and the author team has been expanded to bring a fresh approach to the subject area.
Written in an accessible manner which avoids unnecessary detail, each page spread has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding by the reader to ensure both exam success and confidence and safety in the clinical situation. Topics address the whole curriculum and range from the basic physics of imaging to radiation protection and safety legislation.
Suitable for all Dental Care Professionals, this book has become essential reading for all readers who intend to undertake clinical imaging.
- Clear and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easy
- More than 600 tables and illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-access manner
- Led by the best known UK textbook author in the subject area who has been heavily involved in the British Dental Association's highly successful on-line course in dental radiography
- Contains what the Dental Care Professional needs to know and no more, i.e. basic principles of background science, practical details of radiography and an elementary account of radiological interpretation
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
1. The radiographic image
PART 2 RADIATION PHYSICS, EQUIPMENT AND RADIATION PROTECTION
2. The production, properties and interactions of X-rays
3. Dental X-ray equipment, image receptors and image processing
4. Radiation dose, dosimetry and dose limitation
5. The biological effects associated with X-rays, risk and practical radiation protection
PART 3 RADIOGRAPHY
6. Dental radiography – general patient considerations including control of infection
7. Periapical radiography
8. Bitewing radiography
9. Occlusal radiography
10. Oblique lateral radiography
11. Cephalometric radiography
12. Tomography and panoramic radiography
13. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)
14. Radiographic assessment and localization of unerupted maxillary canines
15. The quality of radiographic images and quality assurance
PART 4 RADIOLOGY
16. Introduction to radiological interpretation
17. Dental caries and the assessment of restorations
18. The periapical tissues
19. The periodontal tissues and periodontal disease
20. Implant assessment
21. Atlas of diseases and abnormalities affecting the jaws
Bibliography and suggested reading
- Edition: 3
- Published: June 20, 2013
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- No. of pages: 288
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780702051678
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